Kevin Dotson (American football)
Kevin Dotson is an American football offensive guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Louisiana.
No. 69 – Pittsburgh Steelers | |||
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Position: | Offensive guard | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | West Point, Mississippi | September 18, 1996||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
High school: | Plaquemine High School (Plaquemine, Louisiana) | ||
College: | Louisiana | ||
NFL Draft: | 2020 / Round: 4 / Pick: 135 | ||
Career history | |||
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Roster status: | Active | ||
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Early life and high school
Dotson was born in West Point, Mississippi and grew up in Plaquemine, Louisiana. He attended Plaquemine High School, where he played football with his twin brother Kenny.[1]
College career
Dotson redshirted his true freshman season. He became the Ragin' Cajuns right guard two weeks into his redshirt freshman and was named to the Sun Belt Conference All-Newcomer Team.[2] Dotson was named second team All-Sun Belt as a redshirt sophomore after starting all 12 of Louisiana's games.[3] He was named firs team All-Sun Belt as a redshirt junior after starting 14 games at right guard.[4] Dotson started all 14 of the Rajin' Cajuns games and was again named first team All-Sun Belt as a redshirt senior and was also named a first team All-American by the Associated Press and to the second team by the Sporting News.[5]
Professional career
Dotson was selected in the fourth round of the 2020 NFL draft, 135th overall, by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[6]
References
- Partsch II, Raymond (September 15, 2016). "After rough start, Kevin Dotson emerges as starter on Cajuns' offensive line". The Advocate.
- Green, Andrew (July 27, 2017). "Former Devil performing well at next level". Plaquemine Post South.
- "UL-Lafayette offensive line primed to put recent struggles behind them". The Advocate. August 22, 2020.
- "Cajuns' Kevin Dotson sets high expectations for himself and team". The Daily Advertiser. August 21, 2019.
- "UL's Dotson named AP All-American; Hunt to miss bowls". The Daily Advertiser. December 16, 2019.
- Buckley, Tim (April 25, 2020). "Dotson first Ragin' Cajun to go on third day of NFL Draft". Lafayette Daily Advertiser. Retrieved April 25, 2020.